Car strikes school bus in Orleans; no one hurt

No injuries occurred after a school bus carrying Nauset Regional High School students was struck by a car that slid through an intersection at Main Street and Tonset Road on Tuesday afternoon, Orleans police said.

ORLEANS — No injuries occurred after a school bus carrying Nauset Regional High School students was struck by a car that slid through an intersection at Main Street and Tonset Road on Tuesday afternoon, Orleans police said.

The school bus with 19 students aboard was traveling east on Main Street when the accident occurred at 3:15 p.m., Orleans police Lt. Kevin Higgins said.

He said the car headed west down Tonset but was unable to brake properly because of slippery road conditions. Higgins said it hit the school bus on the side near the driver's seat.

The students were transferred to another bus, and the highway crews sanded the intersection while it was briefly shut down, Higgins said.

It does not appear the driver who hit the school bus will be cited, but the accident is still under investigation, Higgins said.